Example sentences of "he pause for a " in BNC.
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1 | It 's a very personal way of thinking and writing which we have encountered several times already , and which now , twenty-seven years after that letter to his brother , appears most insistently with Raskolnikov as he Paused for a moment to take breath , to collect himself , and to enter as a man ’ and tell the police who it was killed the old money-lender and her sister . |
2 | He paused for a moment , ‘ Not as exciting as the landing on the morning of 6th June ? ’ |
3 | He paused for a moment . |
4 | He paused for a moment . |
5 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
6 | He paused for a while , before saying , ‘ We are prepared to give you a month 's trial . ’ |
7 | He paused for a minute . |
8 | He paused for a moment and then capitulated totally . |
9 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
10 | He paused for a moment before speaking again , when his voice took on a slightly wheedling tone . |
11 | He paused for a moment and she realized that she had said something wrong . |
12 | He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one . |
13 | He paused for a moment . |
14 | He paused for a moment , checking the hall and stairs before stepping into the room and closing the door behind him . |
15 | He paused for a moment and frowned when he spoke again . |
16 | He paused for a moment , before letting his breath out in an uncharacteristic snarl . |
17 | He paused for a moment . |
18 | He paused for a moment , increasing the magnification on the microscope . |
19 | He paused for a moment . |
20 | He paused for a moment , looking almost apologetically at Donna . |
21 | He paused for a moment . |
22 | He paused for a moment , but there was no reply . |
23 | In the main street he paused for a rest . |
24 | Outside the wicket gate he paused for a moment before setting off along the Backs in the direction of the town centre . |
25 | He paused for a second , staring into the fire . |
26 | He paused for a moment , looking past Huy 's shoulder , far away , before continuing , but without releasing his tenacious grip . |
27 | He paused for a few moments . |
28 | He paused for a moment , teasing her . |
29 | He paused for a while to compose himself then staggered down to the porter 's lodge . |
30 | He concluded his little lecture with jovial self-approval , and then , standing by the open door , he paused for a second and said : ‘ Sounds cynical , all that , I suppose . |